By nature, it is not debt in itself, but possible debt with concealment and uncertainty.

从本质上讲，它本身并不是“债务”，而只是可能的债务，具有隐匿性和不确定性。

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That would mean that companies should try to push their debt-equity ratio up as high as possible given that theory.

这个理论意味这公司将,尽力提高负债权益比

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Germany, which this week was warned of a possible debt downgrade, is fearful that it is already being asked to pay too much.

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Some policy makers now fear that no sustained recovery is possible with debt so high.

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Why, if you want to get out of debt, would you choose the slowest and most frustrating and cloudy way possible to become debt free?

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